The Veteran's appeals for dental condition and cricopharyngeal spasm have been dismissed. The appeal based on the February 2004 rating decision granting service connection for depression with an effective date of June 10, 2003 has also been withdrawn.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for dental condition and cricopharyngeal spasm in March 2019. The February 2004 rating decision granting service connection for depression was not found to contain CUE.
- Claimed conditions
- rotted teeth, sore throat
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19191880
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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